Fruit Hamock! So cute for my tropical kitchen :)

I saw this tropical fruit hammock at the Botanical Gardens when we went there and thought it was the cutest thing ever! Then a couple days later when I went to the gym I noticed that at the juice bar they had one too! I just couldn't stop thinking about how cute it was, so I ordered one for myself! I love the tropical, beachy, hawaiiana, tiki vibe stuff, so this fits in perfectly.

Now I just need to sew my curtains for the kitchen! I want to get vintage barkcloth in a vintage floral Hawaiian print. Still searching--the material is a bit pricey though, so I gotta keep looking out for deals on Ebay. I'm still deciding whether I want to go dark background or light, too--I'm leaning towards light, so it brightens up the room---decisions, decisions...

Top ten reasons I really like Frank!

1. He tells me my house is "very neat & clean".
2. He tells me my cooking is "very good".
(No comments from the peanut gallery!)
3. He tells me I'm "very attractive".
4. He calls me "Doll" -- which I love!
5. He is really funny. He makes me laugh all the time,
whether intentional or not ;)
6. He likes to do chores in the yard, that before he came, didn't get done very often!
7. Now I have someone to talk to during the day
8. He takes out the trash, gets the mail everyday
and even washes my car!
9. He is game for anything--he always pushes the cart in the store, opens doors for me, and carries everything for me
10.He raised a great son;)

Oh, and by the way...He is 90 years old!!

I can't help it--I'm in love with Target ! (& Milla Jovovich)

It seems like every time a new Go designer comes out at Target--immediately the stuff in my hood is sold out. And if there is anything left it is always the XS's!--
Lately, though, I have been so underwhelmed by most of the Go International collections, but there are some cute pieces here.

Just read this on Fab Flash blog---
Jovovich-Hawk Collection for Target

Last fall I was excited to hear that Jovovich-Hawk was going to create a collection for the Target Go line come Spring. I knew the label's designers, models Milla Jovovich and Carmen Hawk, would deliver their quintessential, vintage-inspired pieces at a price I could afford. Well, the wait is almost over! The line, scheduled to hit stores on March 2, definitely delivers its promise of iconic Jovovich-Hawk looks, however some of them are looking a little too Sienna Miller circa 2005 for my taste. Oh, and be sure to check out the backstage beauties at the Jovovich-Hawk Fall '08 show!
To see more of the Jovovich-Hawk for Target collection,
read moreand more styles here!

I know this is old--but I just saw it--

Weiner Poopie --this is too funny

Shag checks! YAY

I just ordered Shag checks! I love the art of Shag and I hate boring old grey checks from the bank. Can't wait till they arrive--I got the Wives with Knives art. YAY
Writing checks may actually be more fun;)

You get what you pay for.......

So I needed to get my hair dyed really bad--I had major roots and gray going on, but I didn't want to spend a ton of money on the salon. I decided to go to the Paul Mitchell beauty school in San Diego, since I had been to the one in Austin a couple times and had fabulous results. I went there and it was just bad from the beginning. The girl just seemed not to know what she was doing and to make a long story short, I pretty much got the worst color dye job I've ever had or even seen. It was Orange--literally different shades of orange and even some red. One of the instructors when I was leaving even came over and asked if I was happy because I was pretty much practically in tears. I said I wasn't but after being there for 4 hours, I just wanted to run from there screaming. They said I could come back in a few days and get it fixed, but I just did not want to step foot back in that place again. I cried as soon as I got to my car and for about 20 minutes on the way home, just thinking about how horrible it looked and what was I going to do to fix it--and how much more it was going to cost to even get it fixed and if I could even afford to do it.

I worked the next morning at the coffee shop which is very close to a couple very high end salons...like the kind that charge $80 for a haircut. One of the stylists came in and right away asked me about my hair. I started tearing up and just told her the story and just felt like a complete moron for being so cheap int he first place.
She was like, "Come see me as soon as you get off." I was happy, but at the same time, I knew there was no way I could even think about affording what she would charge for a color correction! I went over a few hours later and she said, "It's your lucky day. Twenty minutes ago someone just called and canceled!" Now you have to understand, I see her once a week when I work there, and I didn't even know her name. She sits me down and just starts working color and going at it...the whole time i was freaking out a bit thinking how the heck I'm going to work out paying for this and when she was done--my hair color looked amazing--way better than it has in a long time and she would not let me pay--I tried to at least tip her, but she wouldn't even accept anything from me.

This is the nicest thing a STRANGER has ever done for me--I mean really--she took time out of her day, and did something that normally would have cost about $400 for free...I was so grateful...I just couldn't believe it---

I am just amazed at the generosity and kindness of a total stranger---